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Editorial: Conversation analysis and sociological theory [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyMelisa Stevanovic +3 more
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Sociology, Theory, and the Feminist Sociological Canon [PDF]
SAGE Open, 2017 In this article, I revisit the concept of “doing gender” to query whether the framework as directly articulated by West and Zimmerman is meant to be a description of social life (a social theory) or a testable and potentially falsifiable explanation of ...
Shannon N. Davis
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Herbert Spencer, Sociological Theory, and the Professions [PDF]
Frontiers in Sociology, 2019 This article presents new insights into Spencer's theoretical sociology as he applied it to the professions and professional institutions, which he discussed extensively, particularly in his Principles of Sociology.
John Offer
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In search of quality and equity: The United Kingdom and Germany in the struggle for PISA scores
International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2022 School reforms aiming at improving educational performance (quality), closing achievement gaps and reducing the impact of family background on performance (equity) have been on the agenda worldwide for three decades.
Richard Muench, Oliver Wieczorek
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Rural Sociology and Sociological Theory
Sociální studia, 2016 Pavel Pospěch, László J. Kulcsár
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Necessary Metatheory for the Critique of Sociological Theories [PDF]
پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی, 2021 Sociological theories are diverse and this science needs rethinking and critique. If so, far sociological critiques have not had a clear framework. Therefore, a specific method and framework are needed to critique sociological theories.
Hamid Masoudi, Ali Yousofi
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Children’s perspectives on being absorbed when reading fiction: A Q methodology study
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Research in the intersections of literature, media, and psychology increasingly examines the absorbing story experiences of adult readers, typically relying on quantitative self-report questionnaires.
Anežka Kuzmičová +2 more
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Brazilian sociological theory and postcolonial criticism
Sociedade e Estado, 2023 The article discusses to what extent sociological theories produced in the Brazilian academic field dialogue with a global intellectual movement criticizing coloniality and the Eurocentric foundations of the social sciences.
Lucas Amaral de Oliveira +1 more
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Later life, inequality and sociological theory [PDF]
, 1999 A central concern of many theorists of later life has been to elucidate the processes which shape the marginalisation and relative disadvantage of older people in contemporary society.
Irwin, S.
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Factors of social equilibrium shaping and preventing violence [PDF]
TemidaThe continuous landscape of violence that unfolds parallel to everyday life undermines our sense of well-being, security, and trust in the effectiveness of institutions that are evidently failing to guide individuals to act and react in socially
Pavićević Olivera +1 more
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